Hilary Peach, author of Thick Skin: Field Notes from a Sister in the Brotherhood, is the winner of the 2023 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction. As I’m quoted saying in the news release, “I love a book that surprises me, and in this case, I was very surprised by how engrossed I became in the life of an itinerant boilermaker. That the book is so engaging is a testament to Peach’s skill as an author. She gives us unrestricted access to dangerous, high-stress workplaces that we would otherwise never see for ourselves and shows us the challenges that women face there to be taken seriously and treated as equals.”
Please join us to celebrate Peach at an award ceremony at 1:30 pm on March 27, at 45 Lodge Street, on Wilfrid Laurier University’s Waterloo campus. Everyone is welcome: students, staff, faculty, and members of the wider book-loving community. Tickets are free but need to be reserved in advance.